The performance review. It is one of the most insidious, most damaging, and yet most ubiquitous of corporate activities. We all hate it. And yet nobody does anything about it.

Until now...

Straight-talking Sam Culbert, management guru and UCLA professor, minces no words as he puts managers on notice that -- with the performance review as their weapon of choice -- they have built a corporate culture based on intimidation and fear. Teaming up with Wall Street Journal Senior Editor Lawrence Rout, he shows us why performance reviews are bogus and how they undermine both creativity and productivity. And he puts a good deal of the blame squarely on human resources professionals, who perpetuate the very practice that they should be trying to eliminate.

But Culbert does more than merely tear down. He also offers a substitute -- the performance preview -- that will actually accomplish the tasks that performance reviews were supposed to, but never will: holding people accountable for their actions and their results, and giving managers and their employees the kind of feedback they need for improving their skills and to give the company more of what it needs. With passion, humor, and a rare insight into what motivates all of us to do our best, Culbert offers all of us a chance to be better managers, better employees and, indeed, better people. Culbert has long said his goal is to make the world of work fit for human consumption. Get Rid of the Performance Review!shows us how to do just that.

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Listener Opinions

by Mike Beggs | 7/31/2013

" Performance reviews focus on issues after the fact. A liberating switch is to provide ongoing feedback then use previews to discuss strengths and doing what needs to be done to meet company goals "

by Walter D'agostino | 7/30/2013

" This book is excellent. It will frustrate you if you are in a performance review culture. "

by John Stepper | 11/3/2012

" It reads like a rant, and I wish there was more data and references, but it makes a powerful conceptual argument: the annual performance review is harmful to the firm and its employees. We need to eliminate it. "

by Bruce Flanagan | 2/21/2012

" I agree with this guy 100%, very controversial but I loved it and believe all HR people should read this book "

" This was a pretty good book. I agree with the author on many points and found it to be a nice read. "

Teechbiz | 6/13/2011

" I'm so excited. We've recently changed how performance reviews are conducted where I work and many people are upset with the change. I'm going to check this book out and perhaps slip it under the nose of my boss "

Margaret | 4/9/2011

" This was a Good Reads book giveaway for me. I could not get into this book. It was a good concept, but a very HARD read. "

Rob Purdie | 3/7/2011

" samuel culbert wants to "make the world of work fit for human consumption" and so do i. read this book if you manage people or are managed by people. then work to make the changes the book suggests :) "

Bruce | 3/5/2011

" I agree with this guy 100%, very controversial but I loved it and believe all HR people should read this book
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Mike | 7/27/2010

" Performance reviews focus on issues after the fact. A liberating switch is to provide ongoing feedback then use previews to discuss strengths and doing what needs to be done to meet company goals
"

Walter | 6/23/2010

" This book is excellent. It will frustrate you if you are in a performance review culture.
"

Rob | 6/3/2010

" samuel culbert wants to "make the world of work fit for human consumption" and so do i. read this book if you manage people or are managed by people. then work to make the changes the book suggests :)
"

Amy | 5/2/2010

" This was a pretty good book. I agree with the author on many points and found it to be a nice read.
"

Margaret | 4/9/2010

" This was a Good Reads book giveaway for me. I could not get into this book. It was a good concept, but a very HARD read.
"

Teechbiz | 4/9/2010

" I'm so excited. We've recently changed how performance reviews are conducted where I work and many people are upset with the change. I'm going to check this book out and perhaps slip it under the nose of my boss
"

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